Rare Umatilla Riverfront Retreat. Some riverfront properties are special. This one is nearly impossible to duplicate. Perched approximately 30 feet above the Umatilla River, this distinctive brick home offers an extraordinary combination of elevation, privacy, views, wildlife, and direct riverfront living. Its elevated setting means exceptional views and sense of privacy for generations to come.Inside, the home offers an abundance of windows framing the river and surrounding landscape, with the potential for up to 5 bedrooms and 2 baths, 2 living rooms, and 2 fireplaces. The flexivle floor plan provides plenty of room for family, guests, entertaining, or creating seperate living spaces. The property also includes a detached 2-car garage and an impressive additionsal shop withheated storage, a bathroom, and an upstairs area featuring a kitchenette. Whether used for hobbiers, recreation, guests, a home business,or additional living space, this versatile structure ads an entirely different dimension to the property. Step outside and the river becomes the backyard. Watch deer and wild turkeys move through the property, while cranes and pelicans frequent the river. Enjoy your own fishing hole and the changing scenery of the Umatilla River from an elevated vantage that is both peaceful and remarkably private.And for those looking beyond the existing home, two contiguous lots are also available for purchase, creating an extraordinary opportunity to expand the property, preserve additional riverfront, or create a larger family compound. Seller is the Listing Agent.
Single-familyProperty Type
1978Year Built
5.59 acresLot Size
$250Price/Sq.Ft.
4 car garageParking
Listed by Suzi Frederickson• Suzanne Frederickson Realty
The RR-4, Rural Residential, Zone is designed to provide lands to enhance the value of rural living and maintain a rural residential atmosphere while accommodating the demand for rural residences. Lots need to be sufficiently large to accommodate private wells and sewage disposal systems as well as gardens and farm animals. Standards for rural land use and development consistent with desired rural character and the capability of the land and natural resources are provided. The zone is applied to areas committed to non-resource use or needed for rural residential land use as provided for in the Comprehensive Plan.
Permitted uses
Include but are not limited to:
Agriculture
Day care facility
Housing-Single unit
Public service
Housing-Mobile home park
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Residential mechanical
Replace the heating and air conditioning system and install a new mini-split system.
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Climate risks
1/10 Flood Factor
Minimal risk of a flood reaching the building in the next 30 years
4/10 Fire Factor
0.93% chance of being in a wildfire in next 30 years
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6 days above 98° expected this year, 13 days in 30 years
1/10 Wind Factor
Minimal risk of severe winds over next 30 years
8/10 Air Factor
10 unhealthy days expected this year, 11 days in 30 years
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Redfin Estimate for 78705 Echols Rd
$796,708
$2,792 under list price of $800K
Nearby comparable homes
The Redfin Estimate uses 6 recent nearby sales, priced between $399K to $990K.